Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.6° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	!	!	!	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	26	52	90	118	82	82	93	97	97	95	90	58	53	198	203	283	390	1224	2203	2664	1966	1505	904	881
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	S	ESE	ENE	N	NNW	N	SSW	NW	NW	W	S	SE	NE	NNW	W	SSW	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				3:57AM1.98m				4:31PM2.17m				4:52AM1.99m				5:25PM2.15m				5:48AM1.97m
Low Tide		9:54PM0.07m				10:12AM-0.06m				10:51PM0.04m				11:08AM-0.06m				11:46PM0.04m					12:05PM-0.03m


	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	12	11	11	13	14	14	11	10	10	11	9	10	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	8
Feels °C	10	11	10	9	9	11	10	11	8	9	8	8	4	8	7	6	7	6	7	6	5	6	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 4	ENE 7	SSW 17	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 4	N 5	NNE 7	S 6	SSW 7	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11	SSW 10
kJ	18	20	64	75	75	13	37	97	34	41	19	26	25	36	46	89	375	1224	2203	2664	1966	1505	525	426
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 16	ENE 8	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	NE 7	N 4	SSW 17	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	8	52	22	118	82	82	93	19	14	95	60	58	53	198	203	283	390	469	554	597	808	870	904	881
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 16	E 13	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 12	SSW 17	ESE 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 6	SSW 15	NNE 7	SSW 15	NE 6	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 15
kJ	26	9	90	28	47	46	47	24	97	37	90	49	10	79	18	86	8	3	—	—	—	—	269	172
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 6	—	ENE 7	—	NE 6	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	—	—	NW 4	SW 4	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNE 3
kJ	81	65	—	40	—	51	7	25	67	—	—	21	12	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	0	5	27	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	35	27	0	0	3	5	3	3	3	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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